River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1887-03-31

decision being that during the period of the
married life of DIR. and Mrs. kainey he was
guilty of cruel and inhuman treatment, rem
dering it unsafe and improper for her 10
continue 10 live with him.
On the path, "A Scandinavian woods
man on the Wisconsin Central train from
the woods was showing his money when a
well dressed stranger asked him 70 change
IA SlOJ bill. The woOdsman complied with
the request. and on arriving at Eau Clare
found when he wanted TO make purchase
that the bill given him by the stranger was
an old confederate shinplaster. No clue TO
the swindler.
The action of the St. Cloud, Mimi,
board of education, in deciding TO issue 500,
OO0 in bonds for new school-houses, has been
unanimously indorsed by the chamber Of
commerce, which pledged itself to the sup
port of the measure. The chamber also
pledged its hearty cooperation in making
the district fair of Stearns, Benton, Sher-
burne, and Mile Laos counties in Septem-
Der success, and its committee was in
structed to see that the floral hall is filled
with exhibits.
A prominent citizen of Hammond,
Wis, furnishes the following statement,
which he says can be fully substantiated;
Considerable excitement is caused in this
village by the discovery of gold on the
farm of A. C. Cummings. one mile west of
here. A specimen has been examined by
a chemist and pronounced 1.-The clear quill"
A considerable quantity was dug out of
the rock with a penknife.
A disease identical with the memoir
able epizootic of 1872 prevails to a great
extent among horses at Mason City, Iowa,
and vicinity. The horses run water from
the nose and eyes, and the glands of the
throat swell, and unless promptly attended
to assesses are formed. Few fatal cases
are thus far reported.
The trial of Davenport at Brainerd.
Mimi, for the killing of the Polly family re-
suited IN his acquitlal. Judge Stearns cen
suited the jury for the verdict, but public
opinion is divided, much Indignation being
felt at Aitkin and the vicinity Of the tragedy
and those who heard the trial being Of the
opinion that the jury could not have found
differently.
Gov. McGill has decided the county
seat question of Murray county Mimi,
changing it from Currie to the village of
Slayton, in accordance with a vote of the
people last November An appeal was tax
en- 10y those in favor of Currie, which has
beea pending before the Governor for
some weeks
Monday afternoon VIM. Armstrong
aged 20, unmarried, an oiler in the Pillsbury
A mill, Minneapolis, was caught in the
machinery on the third floor and drawn
into the cogs and terribly mangled causing
instantaneous death. An employee of the
Crown Roller mill met "a similar death last
week.
DIR. Adelarde Guernon, having been
appointed and confirmed collector at st.
Vincent has furnished bonds, and the de-
partment has advised him that his commits
sion is enroute. He will not assume official
duties until April /, thus avoiding two re-
ports from that office fer March.
On Monday fire broke out at Clio
quet, Mimi, resulting in the destruction
of one residence. the Everett hotel, a gro
Gerry store, clothing store, meat market and
two saloons The goods were mostly saved
ina damaged state Loss $1,000, insurance
one half.
Gov. McGill has appointed G. ID.
Wright, president of the First National
Bank of Fergus Falls. and w r. Tyler of
the same place, as additional trustees of
the Fergus Falls insane asy lum, as provided
for 10y an act passed by the legislature.
James Slowly, aged 80, unmarried,
committed suicide at Caledonia, Wis, by
jumping into a well forty feet deep. Ayear
before he received a blow upon his head
which incapaciated him for any occupation,
and he became melancholy and morbid.
The man Billy Connors, who was
arrested some days ago at St Louis as
suspected crook, was identified as one
of the parties concerned in the MINNEAPOLIS
postOttice some months ago. He has been
taken to Minneapolis
Bert Steenstra, aged Is years, a
mounted messenger for the American Di,
trict Telegraph Company of St Paul, fell
from his pony Monday evening, his skull be-
ing fractured so that he died in fifteen min
utes.
In the Black River Falls lumber
region CHAMBERS has broken ont among
horses. State Veterinar an Atkinson
visited that region last week, and killed
several of the animals afflicted
AT Downing, Wis, Currie Hendricks,
alighting from a fir, light train on the 18th,
was struck by an incoming passenger
train, receiving fatal internal injuries. an
arm and leg being also broken.
Passenger traffic between Mandan
and Bismarck was resumed on the 23rd.
The damage done by flood at Mandan, ex-
cept to the X. r., amounts to less than
$1,000.
The house of James Ingraham, at
Madison, Wis, burned on the morning of
the 18th, and MS daughter, 70 years of age
narrowly escaped death from sufIocation.
Lumber dealers of Winona. Mimi.
have shipped since the first of the present
year 1S,O00,oO0 feet of lumber, 10000 lath,
and 1884 900 shingles.
The Touring of Geo Hatch, at Omro.
Wis took fire from the engine room on the
oath, and burned with a loss of $4,000 and
no insurance.
The trial of John Arensdorff for the
killing of Rev. Geo. C.. Haddock, is in pro
gress at Sioux City, Iowa.
A contract has been made at Mexico,
Missouri, for boring a well three thousand
feet, in search of oil.
, DIR. Talmage preached in Des Moines,
Iowa, l,l07 tickets being issued to pew own
ers and others.
The Milwaukee round house, at
Sioux Falls, Oak, destroyed by fire loss,
$1,000
Four business buildings in Winona,
Mimi, burned down. Loss, 5000; insured.
At Des Moines, Iowa, all kinds of